[21-3] Across the routes in Trollheimen [21-4]
[21-5] Five day round trip with a tent [21-6]
[21-7] On this hike with a tent in Trollheimen, we seek hike choices away from the routes. [21-8] We start at Jøldalen over Svarthamran, go over Storlifjellet and down in Neådalen. [21-9] We go over to Folldalen and Snota and return via Finnskardet and Svarthetta. [21-10] We make the most of the freedom of having everything you need on your back. [21-11] The tour is suitable for children (with hardy parents) from about 13 - 14 years of age. [21-12]
[21-13] We start up from Åssetra a couple of kilometers before Jølhaugen. [21-14] We get here by car or by bus in Orkdalen and a taxi or a lift in. [21-15] We go over Ondusfjellet, on the south side of Gråfjellet and up on Kjølen east of Svarthetta. [21-16] We go up the incline on the south side of the cap up to the ridge. [21-17] A side trip can be taken up to Svarthetta, or we immediately head southwards towards Svarthamran. [21-18] Our first campsite is on one of the fine grassy ledges before the northernmost Svarttjørnin at Svarthamran. [21-19] We head westwards down along the incline with the winter staked route, go up again and pass Fossådalsvatnet on its north side. [21-20] If the weather is fine, the tour can go over the summit of Blåhø and down to Riaren. [21-21] We go directly up the ridge of the highest peak of Storlifjellryggen, 1582 m, a not often visited summit. [21-22] We traverse in talus down to Sprikletjørnin, go in to the south side of the lake and pass Sprikletjønnbua. [21-23] A slightly easier but longer variant entails not crossing over the Storlifjell ridge but following the marking from Mellom-fjell towards Bårdsgarden along Fagerlitjønnene and over to Hyttdalen and from there folling the marking northwestwards towards Trollheimshytta. [21-24] The best place to cross Folla is at the outlet from the lake in the flat Hyttdalen. [21-25] An old marked trail goes from here up towards Halsbekkdalen. [21-26] From Sprikletjørnin we can take a summit hike in the valley and up to Neådalssnota. [21-27] The tour continues over the col to the beautiful, sheltered Neådalen and follows the valley down to the campsite in the middle of Neådalen. [21-28] If there's lots of water in the mountains, it's advisable to stay on the north side of the watercourse, so it won't be necessary to cross the river. [21-29]
[21-30] We go further down the valley, over on the inner side of Knubban and down into Naustådalen. [21-31] We follow the marked route towards Trollheimshytta until we get to Folldalen. [21-32] Before Fuglsøysetra, we head northwards up to Bossvatnet. [21-33] Here we camp. [21-34] We take a rest day without packs and hike up Snota. [21-35] Bossvatnet is a good, beautiful lake for fishing. [21-36] The next day, we also follow the marked route for part of the tour. [21-37] We follow the marking down to Trollheimshytta and take the route to Jøldalshytta towards Trollhetta and follow it until we are out of the woods on the ascent of Trollhetta. [21-38] From here, we go straight northwards over the plateau, Trollhett-telet, on the west side of Trollhetta and veer in along Rinnvatna on the north side of Trollhetta. [21-39] We find a good campsite in by Storrinnvatnet. [21-40] On the last day, we go through Åkerdalen, go past Grønli-hammaren and pass Jøla. [21-41] If there's lots of water in the mountains, cross the river on a bridge over the intake northwest of Jølhaugen or cross the river downstream from the intake. [21-42] We're back where we started. [21-43]
[21-44] Winter: [21-45] Also in wintertime, it's a fine tour to ski with a tent. [21-46] It's advisable then not to go right over Storlifjellryggen, but to follow the summer route via Hyttdalen. [21-47] On snow, the tour goes from Bossvatnet right over the inner part of Gråsjøen and from there up to Rinnvatna. [21-48] If the snow conditions are good and you're fit, the round can be done in winter in four days with overnightings at Fossådalsvatnet, in Naustådalen and at Bossvatnet. [21-49] Snota is skied on the day of the tour from Naustådalen. [21-50]
[21-51] Route descriptions: [21-52] The marked routes and many variants and summit tours are described in the TT Guide, Sylene Sylene and Trollheimen, which also can be useful on a tour such as this one away from the routes. [21-53]
[21-54] Maps: [21-55] 1:50,000 Trollhetta, Oppdal, Romfo and Snota, or the hiking and skiing map 1:75,000 Trollheimen. [21-56] The old hiking and skiing map in scale 1:100,000 is too hard to read when you make your way outside the ordinary routes in Trollheimen. [21-57]
[21-58] Erik Stabell [21-59]
[21-60] Stone age settlement at Sprikletjørnin [21-61]
[21-62] Where the marked route between Trollheimshytta and Vassendsetra / Bårdsgarden passes the east side of Sprikletjørnin, in 1980 a stone age settlement was found. [21-63] Upon digging, archeologists found implements of flint that attest to a settlement some 9000 years ago and hunting of reindeer that was the reason to settle in the mountains. [21-64]
[21-65] Source: Lil Gustafson, Hunters in the mountains, Track 1, 1986 and Harald Egil Folden, Trollheimen I. [21-66] Folldalen and Vindøldalen, 1997.